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@Luiten taten @anni @fifteen ROBERT HENEAGE, or BUFFALO, NEW YORK. iLetters Patent No. 68,875, dated September 17, 1867. i

` IMPROVBD OAR-BRAKE Ann STARTER;

TO ALL WIIOM IT MAY CONCERN: i p v p Be it known, that I, ROBERTHENEAGE, of the city ofBuialo, in the county of Erie, and Stateof York;have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Propelling Brakes;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,makingfpartrof' this speciiica'tion, in which-'- Figure l'is a centrnlvertical longitudinal section of a ear-truckpro'vided with myimprovements.

Figure 2- is a' plan of the samc,with a portion of the bottom of thefcarbroken away to'exhibit mydevice.

Figure 3 is a part elevation and section of the end of the cnr andbroker `Figui-eli is an enlarged detached view of the `lei/ers andfriction-brake wheels. Figure 5, a similar vdetached view of one of thelevers. i

Fig-ure 6 is a detached view of the gearing.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theigur'es.

My improvements are more espeoially'designed to be applied tostreet-railroad cars, and with the same y general'object in view as thatof my inventonfor the samc'purp'ose for which Letters Patent'weregranted to` me on the 26th day of' February, 1867. The present inventionconsists in the special mechanism employed, by which the car is stoppedand the spring compressed, and the force of' the recoil of the springappliedto aid in again starting it, as hereafterfiilly-set forth. i

In the drawings, A1A represent the wheels of an ordinary car, and B thebottom'or Hoor of the Samet., C t C are two friction-wheels, of anysuitable size, rigidly secured to either or both of the revolvingaxlesD, (beingi shown mounted on the forward 'axle,) their faces beingpreferably grooved (as shown most: clearly in gtS) to increase the'friction surface, tozwhieh areapplied the tw-o pair of brake-wheels Eand E', as will'ipreseintly` be explained. Outside of the wheels C C, onthe axle D,"as a bearing, 'rest two standards FF, which have a loosely`fitting hub or collar, in which the axle turns, their upper ends fittingin pendent ways or brackets G G ofany sui-table construction, that will.retain the standard in place, and allow the brackts'andbottom of the cartol which they are fastened to rise and fall without disturbing -thestandard and mechanism` supported ftherein. These standards have mountedbetween them, at asu'itable height, the horizontal axis or 'shaft h.VAround the centre of this shaft is coiled a stiff spring, if theouter'end of which 'is firmly secured'to lthe under side ofthe bottom B.On eachside of this spring on thesame shaft are rigidly secured twovgear-wheels jj. The brake-wheels E E are arranged above the'wheels C C,as 4most clearly shown inv igs. `2 and 4, the pair E being alittle infront, while the pair E is arranged at the same'relative position at therealm, The wheels of earch pair are respectively mounted on suitablehorizontalaxes l and Z, which extend beyond the wheels s'o as tofhavethcir'bearings in the ends of the two pair of bent arms or levers H H',by which, through the mechanism` presently to be explained, thebrake-wheels, either or both pair, alternatelyor simultaneously,asreqnired, are brought in contact with the wheels C to stop or assistin starting theour. The shaft h pil-sees through the; contre of thesearms or rock-lovers H H', on which theyl oseillat-e as n. centre andfulorum.` Their upperends are connected by crossrods Im m', to which atany suitable point thereon are attached the ends of the connecting'-bars or rods u 11..5 In the centre, under the front end ofthe Hoor A ofthe c`ar,`is secured a fulcrum-block i or pivot-picco, o, which formsthe fulcruin of the bent levers I I', the former being pivoted at theend, as shown in iig` 4l, and the connecting-bar n jointed at the angleof the same, while the latter, If, has its fulcrum atthe anglo, thcconnceting-bar n being pivoted tothe end, as clearly shown infig. 5.Underneath thc angle or bend' of thc lovers I I presses-the end ofafspring, (,'fastencd to the under side of A, which operatesV toikcepthe parts in their proper position, when not required for use, as willbe hcl'eaftcr'explained. J J` are rods jointed to the front `ends ofII', and extending up through the bottom ofthe ear, where they areprovidedwithsuitnble foot-pieces 1'9" by which the brakes areconveniently operated by thc driver. Inside of the brake-wheels E E andE E', on the shafts Z and Z, nrc mounted the pini-ons c arand 7: k', theformer of which engage with the gear-wheels j, while the latter, c 7c,mosh with u pair of intermediate gears, e s, mounted on u. shaft, t,above le l', which gear with the wheels j to reverso the motion of thebrake-wheel E', for a purpose presently torbe explained. The shaft t issustained in place by bearing-pieces 'un at cach end, which connectrespectively.

with the shafts endl (iig. l.) f

The operation of my improvements islas follows-f 'lo stop the car whenmoving in the direction Ofred arrow, fig. 1, pressure is applied to thefoot-piecc o, which, through 'the medium o'i the levers I, n, and H,brings the rear brake-wheels E (iig. 4) in contact with thefriction-wheels C, which sets the gearing in motion in the directionshown by black arrows, iig. 6, therebyr compressing or tightening thespring t' coiled around the shaft k, the stiiness of which speedilyarrests the ear. In starting the car again thc foot-piece 7" is pressedupon before removing the foot frourr, which, through the medium oflevers I', n, and H', brings the front brakes E in engagement with thefrietiomwheels C, when releasing r the spring g brings it and itsconnecting parts to their normal position again, hud removes the 'brakesE from contact with wheels C. The force of the recoil of the springoperating in the direction of red arrow, fig. 6, through the gearing j,s, and 7c', imparts ak tendency to the brake E in the direction of theued arrow, and consequently assists in `starting the car, the propellingpower being greater or less according to the stiffness of the spring,which of itself may bc suiiiciently great to entirelyr overcome theinertia. I do not desire to conine myself to' a double set ci' wheelsand gearing, as it is evident that a single friction-wheel., C, with oneset of brakes, E and E', and corresponding gearing, may be employed,operating on the same principle and with like eiiect. It is evident thatthe brakemay be applied to the rear axle and still be operated by thedriver in front by simply increasing the length of the connecting-bars mm, and the same bars may be connected to brakes at both axles, so as tooperate'both at the Isame time, should such be desired.

The chief advantage of my imprevements'in savingthe animals employed onstreet railroads from the excessive straining to which' they aresubjected in starting a heavily loaded ear is too obvious to requirefurther notice. l

The mode of mounting the gearing in standards F, secured to the axleinstead of the bottom of the car,

v insures the proper engagement of the parts a't'all times, while itpermits the usual springing of the body of the car without aicoting inanywise the operation of the brakes. The springs q keep the brakesreinovcd from contact1 with the friction-wheels C when their use is notrequired.-

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. .The brake-wheels E E', in combination with the coiled spring z',gcaringjjola s, levers H H I I, and connecting-bars fm m', arranged andoperating substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

2. I also claim, in combination therewith, thesprings lq, arranged andoperating substantially as specified.

34 I also claim the lstandards F, with their lower ends attached to andresting upon the axle D, while their upper ends are held by guides Gsecured to the bottom of the ear, which slide up and down thereon withthe springing of the latter, arranged and operating substantially in themanner and for the purpose forth.

In witness whereof Ilhave hereunto signed my' name in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT HENEAGE.

Witnesses JAY HYATT, ALBERT IIAIonr.

